Are Students Really Blogging?.
The social climate that students experience in the real world transitions to the blog world so easily, especially to new bloggers. Getting the students to write, collaborate, and build a sense of community will take time and we must allow them to slowly define and build trust in that community. In doing so, students will eventually start to OWN their blog, have faith in the medium, and build that community and collaboration writers desperately need.
He suggests that choosing what to make public can build that trust more effectively, and I tend to agree. I sincerely hope that Manila 9.0.1 has that capability. [Weblogg-ed News]
Unfortunately, this won't be a feature in 9.0.1, but will, more than likely, be a feature in the 9.1 release. We are discussing a number of ways to handle "private" posts and differentiate in a meaningful way from "public" posts to achieve the goal you suggest. The "private" posts could be viewed only by the author or a small group of people designated by the author. Technically, this is possible, but not easy, with the current version of Manila using pending discussion group items. I think we prefer an approach that would include a specific interface. Comments welcome.
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